Bruce,
Do you have a track running up the front of your mast? If so, you would measure
the track width and buy a ring car that would fit it.
If not, you need to install the track and the appropriate ring car. The ring
should not be in a fixed position as you will find higher and lower settings to
be faster in different wind conditions. You’d also want to be able to send the
car upwards to effectively dip the pole when jibing.
DO NOT attached a pole to the gooseneck in your photo. That is a disaster
waiting to happen. Seriously. Very bad. We’re talking mass hysteria. Dogs and
cats living together….
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Captain of the Starship Enterprise
Bayliner 3788 | NCC-1701-C
Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL
On Nov 18, 2021, at 9:27 AM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Hello all,
I was wondering if you folks can give me some advice as to rigging a whisker
pole on our 37/40+. The boat, which has spent a good part of its time on the
west coast of Florida, was previously named "Dagny" and saw its share of races.
Yet, the boat does not have a whisker pole ring/car on the front of the mast,
and does not have a whisker pole onboard. Nor does it have the equipment for a
spinnaker pole, though the boat came with a symmetrical spinnaker.
I'd like to rig a whisker pole for use with our 150 Genoa and a large
asymmetrical spinnaker.
Funny thing is, at the gooseneck, there is a bolt that holds the two pieces
together that has a ring mounted at the bottom. I don't think it would get the
perfect angle, but would it be that easy to rig the pole to that ring? A photo
of that bolt/ring can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/re5kalfn9slfidr/Gooseneck%20Fitting.jpg?dl=0
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/re5kalfn9slfidr/Gooseneck%20Fitting.jpg?dl=0>
The 150 and the asymmetrical will both have the clew behind the mast most if
not all the time I would be using it. In the case of the big asymmetrical, I
think it might be so far back as to bank up against the rigging, though
obviously I haven't used one on this boat as of yet.
Can anyone provide any insights?
Thank you!!!
Bruce Whitmore
1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis"
Madeira Beach, FL
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